Amedeo Modigliani’s Homme Assis (Seated Man With a Cane) and the Panama Papers are still a hot topic with the press. The claim, according to Philippe Maestracci, is that the work was taken by the Nazi’s from his grandfather Oscar Stettiner … a Jewish art dealer.
The painting was purchased by International Art Center SA (which is owned by the Nahmadloot family) at a 1996 Christie’s auction and is now in a warehouse at the Geneva Freeport in Switzerland. According to this article, Mr. Nahmad will return the work if the plaintiffs can prove in court that Mr. Stettiner owned the painting.
We will keep you posted … for more of Jennifer Smith’s WSJ article, click HERE.
